Bug 60175 - RunWM *should* try /etc/X11/AnotherLevel/fvwm2rc.m4
Summary: RunWM *should* try /etc/X11/AnotherLevel/fvwm2rc.m4
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Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: xinitrc
Version: 7.2
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Mike A. Harris
QA Contact: Aaron Brown
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Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2002-02-21 11:27 UTC by Dmitry Bolkhovityanov
Modified: 2007-04-18 16:40 UTC (History)
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Doc Type: Enhancement
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Last Closed: 2005-04-20 12:20:23 UTC
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Patch for RunWM to pick AnotherLevel's config file (613 bytes, patch)
2002-02-21 11:29 UTC, Dmitry Bolkhovityanov 		no flags Details | Diff
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Description Dmitry Bolkhovityanov 2002-02-21 11:27:35 UTC 
Description of Problem:
Since 7.2 the /usr/X11R6/bin/RunWM script doesn't try to use
/etc/X11/AnotherLevel/fvwm2rc.m4 .

While it is true that RHL doesn't ship AnotherLevel since 7.0, many people
install it from previous versions, since this is the desktop they are accustomed to.

And the reference /etc/X11/AnotherLevel/fvwm2rc.m4 is harmless -- if the file
isn't there, nothing happens.

Please, please, please -- not everybody in the world runs Gnome/KDE.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
3.20-1

How Reproducible:
100%

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install fvwm2
2. Install AnotherLevel package from any previous release (e.g. 6.2)
3. Try startx `which RunWM.MWM`

Actual Results:
Just fvwm2 in default configuration is started.

Expected Results:
AnotherLevel with MWM interface.

Additional Information:
Comment 1 Dmitry Bolkhovityanov 2002-02-21 11:29:06 UTC 
Created attachment 46220 [details]
Patch for RunWM to pick AnotherLevel's config file
Comment 2 Mike A. Harris 2002-02-22 03:09:31 UTC 
I don't have the time currently for working on such enhancement requests,
however I will defer this for future consideration.

Thanks for the suggestion.
Comment 3 Mike A. Harris 2005-04-20 12:20:23 UTC 
xinitrc now provides a new mechanism for 3rd party windowmanager rpms
to drop files into.  Xclients.d in rawhide.  RunWM is obsolete and
will be removed in Fedora Core 4 or 5.
Comment 4 Dmitry Bolkhovityanov 2005-04-20 12:24:31 UTC 
Oka-a-ay... I'll look into this mechanism. Thanks.
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